The
mind is thought to be the seat of perception, self-consciousness,
thinking, believing, imagining, remembering, hoping, desiring,
willing, judging, analyzing, evaluating, reasoning, etc.
The mind is not a physical
object. It cannot be seen with the eyes, nor can it be photographed
or repaired by surgery. The brain, therefore, is not the mind
but simply part of the body. Interestingly, it seems the brain
and the mind are one and the same. Changes in one will cause changes
in the other.
Originally, and for thousands of years, the subject of psychology
involved the study of the human spirit, soul or mind. This involves
things and functions not obviously visible to the physical senses.
You can't "feel" a thought with one's hands. You can't
place an emotion on a scale and weigh it. You can't detect imagination,
even with sophisticated electronic detection devices. Current
technology measures various electronic pulses or signals when
you are asked to imagine something does not at all mean that they
are "measuring imagination". What they are measuring
is some brain reaction that occurs when you initiate the act of
imagination. There is a relationship between the mind and the
brain, but this relationship is almost completely unknown and
not understood. The same is true for any chemical reactions or
events that occur concurrent with imagination, thoughts or feelings.
There is some relationship, but it is poorly understood.
Learning causes the
growth of new connections and thus developing the mind. The condition
of these connection points is crucial to the brain's ability to
think. The vast amount of information and experiences that we
store inside our brain are all interconnected and related with
each other, some more strongly or loosely than others.
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